Tuesday, May 16, 2000

Europe - Closer to home

Britain


Traditional British Food
Fernandez and Wells (Cafe)
The Bear (Gastropub)
The Red Lion and Sun (Gastropub)
The Chippy (Fish and Chips)
Masters Superfish (Fish and Chips) - Best F&C in London
Bluebird 
Benugo B+K
Great Queen Street
Le Cafe Anglais
Fish and Grill
Trinity
The Warrington
The Hackney Pearl
The Hinds Head
Roast
Paradise
Dean Street Townhouse
The Wolseley

Modern British:
Bentleys (Seafood)
Viajante (1*) - Fusion. It's here as I don't know where else to put it!
Maze (1*)

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Italian

Caravaggios (Italian)
Franco Manca Brixton (Italian/Pizza) - Best Pizza in London
Franco Manca Chiswick (Italian/Pizza)
Rosso Pomodoro (Italian/Pizza)
Polpo (Italian)
La Famiglia (Italian)
Anacapri (Italian)
Valentina (Italian)
Trullo (Italian)
L'Anima (Italian)
Bocca di Lupo (Italian) - Favourite Italian
Murano (1*)

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German

Zeitgeist (German cafe, now CLOSED)

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French

La Brasserie (French)
Le Petit Parisien (French)
Le Cassoulet (French)
Bellevue Rendez-Vous (French)
Bar Boulud (Charcuterie)
Galvin La Chapelle (1*, Set menu £25)
La Trompette (1*)
Terroirs (European) - Best duck rillettes in London
Hibiscus (2*)

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Spanish

Barrafina (Tapas)
Tapas Brindisa (Tapas)
Iberica (Tapas)
Angels and Gypsies (Tapas) - Best in SE5

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Scandinavian

Madsen (Scandinavian)
Skylon Grill (Finnish head chef)
Johanssons (Scandinavian run cafe)

Asia - Delights from the East

Chinese

Dim Sum:
Dragon Castle (best for dim sum)
Yum Cha
Dumplings Legend
Dragon Palace
Golden Pagoda
Old China Hand
Ping Pong

Simple and uncomplicated:
Four Seasons (best roast duck)
Hungs
HK Diner
Wong Kei
Tai Ka Lok
Wuli Wuli
Noodle Bar

Food from the Straits (Singapore and Malaysia):
Kiasu (now closed)
Rasa Sayang

Upper end:
Mandarin Kitchen (family favourite)
Pearl Liang
Min Jiang
Plum Valley

Other Regions:
Leongs Legends cont... (Taiwanese)
Silk Road (Xinjiang)

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Korean

Koba 

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Japanese

New Fujiyama
Abeno (Okonomiyaki)
Bincho (Yakitori)

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Thai

Rosa's
Mango Tree
Suchard Pub

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Vietnamese

Cafe East (best pho)
Song Que
Panda Panda
Bam Bou (French/Vietnamese)